John bryan



(No Model.)

J. BRYA 1\1.v HOOP AND HANDLE FASTENER.

` No. 506,190. .1 y Patented oet.' s, 1893.

NrrED STATES l JOHN BRYAN, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OFTWO-THIRDS TO HENRY WIMBERG AND JOHN EGLI, OF SAME PLACE.

HOOP AND HANDLE FAST-ENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,190, dated October3, 1893.

Application tiled June 30, 1893. Serial No. 79,298. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BRYAN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg, State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hoop and HandleFasteners;v

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to means for attaching handles to tubs, bucketsand vessels of similar construction in which the elements are boundtogether by hoops, and which require or are provided with side handlesto facilitate the handling of the same.

The object of the invention is to iix the hoops in a relative positionand prevent their slipping on the vessel and at the same time afford aready and convenient means for securing the handles in place.

The improvement consists of the novel features and the peculiarconstruction and combination of the parts which will be hereinafter morefully described and claimed and which are shown in the annexed drawings,in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of a tub embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a cross section of a tub on the line X X of Fig. l looking tothe left, showing the means for attaching the handles to the tub andfastening the hoops in place in full line.

The tub A is of ordinary construction and represents the class ofvessels to which the invention is especially designed.

B and C represent the top and bottom hoop respectively. These hoops areformed from strips of galvanized iron so as not to be inj uriouslyaffected by oxidizing influences.

The means for attaching the handles D to the tub and at the same timerelatively fixing the position of the hoops Band C, consists of stripsof galvanized iron E. These strips have one end recurved to formhooksbwhich engage with the lower hoop, the strip passing over the saidhoop and the hookb embracing the lower edge thereof. Aportion of theopposite end of the strip is folded on itself 5o and embraces the handleD in the fold or bight and is adapted to pass between the sides of thetub and the upper hoop, the end of the folded portion being turned upover the lower edge of the hoop B to form the hook e which engages withthe upper hoop and` prevents the same from slipping down. These stripsare secured to the sides of the tub by a barbed tack F, or othersuitable fastening, which is driven through an opening in the strip intothe side of the tub. This construction causes the strain to comedirectly upon the hoops when lifting the tubs from place to place, thebarbed tack or fastening F serving simply to tix the position of thestrips and prevent their accidental displacement. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a vessel having top and bottom hoops, of stripshaving hooks b at their lower ends to embrace the lower edgeof thebottom hoop, and having the upper end folded and passed between the sideof the vessel and the top hoop, and having the lower end of the saidfolded portion bent upward to embrace the lower edge of the said tophoop, and handles held in the fold or bight of the folded portion of thestrips, substantially as described.

2.`The combination with a vessel having top and bottom hoops, and sidehandles, of strips having their lower ends bent to embrace the loweredges of thebottom hoop, and having their upper end portions folded toencircle-the handles and pass between the side of the vessel and the tophoop, and having the lower end portion bent to embrace the lower edge ofthe top hoop, and a fastening to secure the said strips to the vessel,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BRYAN.

